Ch. 7

It was just as Sidious had said. Palpatine was completely off guard and defenseless. And soon, Skywalker and Kenobi would be aboard and dead. Fighters streaked through space, blasting each other into oblivion in a dogfight to the death. Grievous watched this genocide, the whole time pleased at his master's genius. He still didn't know how the Sith did it, but he didn't care. It worked, and that's all that mattered. He pushed a button on the chair, linking the comm to one in the ship. "Alpha 1, are you in position?"

Affirmative general. The monotonous droid voice came over the comm. We are prepared for the arrival of the Jedi.

"Good." He shut off the link.

"Do you really think they can stop the Jedi?" One of the Numonians from a station asked.

"No. And I do not expect them to. Just to let them think this will be any other droid defense tactic." He leaned over to the station behind him. "Release the buzz droids." The Numonian nodded as he pressed multiple button. The Invisible Hand shot missiles out into the dead of space, which exploded halfway out to reveal smaller projectiles. Buzz droids, also called the "fighter shredders". Their one and only purpose was to disassemble starfighters in space while the pilot could do nothing. They reminded him of himself, attacking as the victim is helpless. By the time the Jedi got here, they wouldn't be able to focus through their frustration. It was the perfect plan. How could something perfect go wrong?

How could something perfect go wrong? Grievous stalked through the air ducts before kicking out a grate, landing in the hallway. The Jedi must have killed Dooku, since they had Palpatine with them. He hated leaving his Magnadroids behind. They were so expensive. But if they could destroy the Jedi, it was fine with him. Suddenly the ship lurched, but it wasn't like before. This time it was going down. Grievous opened the door, revealing his concealed escape pod. He crammed in, then set for ejection. The pod shot out of the hull, its sensor cloak protecting him from Republic ships. It would only be a matter of time before he would arrive at his ship. Then the Republic would pay. Dearly.